October 31, 2002 Utah State
in the News
UTAHN LANDS
A SUPREME (COURT) JOB: SHE’S ATYPICAL FOR PART - A WIFE,
MOM, USU GRAD
A young wife and mother from rural northern Utah is improbably
about to join one of the most exclusive clubs in the nation.
Only a select few lawyers become U.S. Supreme Court clerks —
law school graduates who help the justices write opinions and
decide appeals. After marrying, graduating from USU and working
as a Deseret News City Desk intern one summer, Jones moved with
her husband to Carson City, Nev., and Columbus, Ohio... . (Deseret
News, 10/30/02) Click on:
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,415016517,00.html
WESTERN GARDEN
BEAUTY
Gardener and author Marcia Tatroe speaks at Red Butte Garden
on Friday at 7 p.m. Tatroe is a garden designer and horticulturist
whose column appears in The Denver Post. During her visit to
Red Butte, she will talk about the beauty found only in the
Intermountain West. The lecture is $5 for members of the Wasatch
Rock Garden Society, Utah Native Plant Society, Utah State University
Master Gardeners and Red Butte Garden. Tickets are $7 for non-members.
More information: 581-4938 or www.redbuttegarden.org. (Salt
Lake Tribune, 10/30/02) Click on: http://www.sltrib.com/2002/oct/10302002/wednesda/11828.htm
PETS ARE PAWNS
IN A POWER STRUGGLE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ALSO AFFECTS ANIMALS
Recently...a lawyer, a veterinarian and several domestic-violence
advocates formed a group to protect the pets, allowing women
victimized by violence to take shelter. The organization, dubbed
SAFE (Safety for Animals and Families in Emergencies), will
provide foster parents for pets similar to ones who care for
children. ... The idea for the pet protectors is based on programs
in other states and a book by Frank Ascione, a Utah State psychology
professor. (The Plain Dealer, 10/29/02)
STUDENTS CHIP IN TO HELP: OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE
SPURS SCHOLARSHIPS
Utah State University students who had the “once-in-a-lifetime
experience” of working at various Olympic venues during
the 2002 Salt Lake City games in February have established a
permanent reminder. Dr. Art Jones, department head for the Health,
Physical Education and Recreation program at USU, announced
the establishment of the HPER Olympic Scholarship Endowment.
From now on, the trophy case in the student lobby area will
feature relics of the games, including a plaque featuring the
names of every contributor. Fifty students from the health,
physical education and recreation department at USU worked during
the three weeks that Utah hosted the Olympic Games in Salt Lake
City. (Herald Journal, 10/30/02)
BETTY BLUE FOUND
AT BYU
Betty Blue is tight-lipped about the details surrounding her
recent disappearance, leaving law enforcement officers at a
standstill to solve the crime. “We got the property back,”
said USU Police Lt. Joe Izatt. “This might be one of those
cases where we never know who did it.” The important thing,
Izatt said, is that the buxom bovine mascot is back at Utah
State University where she belongs. (Herald Journal, 10/30/02)
TEMPERS RISE AT HEARING ON FIRE STATION BY USU
DORMS
It was a night spattered with outburst, apology, tears and
confrontation. The mayor vented. A student fumed. But as the
lights went down on a gathering at the university’s Student
Living Center on Tuesday, the intent of the meeting had been
realized — to educate students about a proposed fire station
in northeast Logan and give audience to their concerns. The
forum was not absent of civility. Nor was it lacking commentary
on both sides of the substation debate. But as emotion boiled
Tuesday, it proved that the proposed firehouse remains no less
a volatile topic than it was at its conception two years ago.
(Herald Journal, 10/30/02)
STAY ONE MANOUEVRE
AHEAD OF THE BUGS
Many plant-feeding insects and mites seek protected sites to
spend the winter. Among this group of pests seeking a cozy spot
in your yard are squash bugs, Mexican bean beetles, earwigs,
strawberry root weevils and spider mites. You can take action
now to get a jump start on pest management for next gardening
season. (Ask-A-Specialist, Herald Journal, 10/30/02)
WHY WE LOVE TO
BE SCARED: ... BUT, UM, NOT TOO SCARED
It is Saturday night and I am standing in a line so long you
would think I was waiting to see the Dalai Lama. ... Some experts
say there is a sensible explanation as to why people will pay
good money to invite danger. Dr. Steve Siporin, a folklorist
and associate professor of English and history at Utah State
University, says, “Virtual reality is not as new as we
think it is. By playing with the things we are afraid of as
in a psuedo experiences, we test ourselves — our limits.
There is something in us that wants to be tested, to see if
we can be successful, be a hero.” (Herald Journal, 10/30/02)
NEWS
Betty Blue, the USU mascot that has been missing, was found
on the BYU campus early this morning. BYU police say she was
found by the clock tower while USU police say they were told
students were trying to hang Betty and ran when police arrived.
(KUTV, newscast, 10 p.m., 10/29/02)
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